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general non-furry discussion / Re: The "Bad News" thread.

« Last post by cause the rat on May 25, 2023, 12:50:05 am »

One of the text books Ive bought is an almost complete waste of money. Giving exercises without the information you need to complete them. This is by far the worst way to learn. It's harder to fix a bad habit than it is to learn a new one. Then when you get to the champers that are supposed to have this information it's only hinted at. Or worst. Not mentioned at all. This book is comparable to the Youtube videos that drove me to go to books. Spend 40 minutes telling you how great it is to be able to ski. Then three minutes telling you to put skies on and go down hill. 

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word games / Re: The last thing you bought.

« Last post by cause the rat on May 25, 2023, 12:22:08 am »

Went to my favorite resale shop and bought this pot called a 'Popstir'. It has a device you use to stir the popcorn as it pops. This really does help cut down on the unpopped kernels of corn. And popping in oil makes the corn moist. So the powered I got stick to it better.

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furry greetings / Re: UPDATES ON ME

« Last post by Kay Alett on May 24, 2023, 06:23:02 pm »

So it's been a while since I updated here and let everyone know how I'm doing.

The sad first. My Neighbor and friend Kathy's dog Sweetpea passed away a few months ago. I helped dig the grave. We laid an old tire on top along with a large stone and put a little fence around her to protect against coyotes.

A couple of weeks ago a neighbor down the street passed away from his alcoholism. His name was Sonny. He was pretty old and i miss him.

Now onto better things. I've been improving my solar setup, still using little panels to charge backup battery banks but it works well for me. I keep my phone charged. I even purchased a USB charging cord for my old "New 2DS XL". Being able to play games really helps mitigate the boredom here. My LDR boyfriend in Australia has also shipped me a Retroid Pocket 3+ stuffed to the gills with a number of games from the NES to Gamecube and PS1&2. Looking forward to that.

Other exciting news, in preparation for the coming summer i have bought a solar powered fan that has its own dedicated panel along with two small USB powered fans that i run off my power banks.

Last acquisition is a propane camp stove so that i can finally cook food of my own and stop eating hormel compleats meals like they're ration packs.

I'm also using powdered gatorade and powdered milk to flavor up my water now heh.

I still intend to work on getting some kind of refrigeration out here. I'm thinking that if i can get something like a jackrey and some solar panels to keep it charged i could get a little DC powered cooler chest off Amazon. But man is that stuff costly...

Some new people have moved into the area as well, most of them living in tents, one has a tent that looks kind of like mine but made of typical tent nylon instead of canvas. They're not horrible people i guess but i wish they'd stop shouting.

Still living in my tent, it's holding up well so far. Life is settling down into an odd kind routine now.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: The "Good News" thread.

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on May 23, 2023, 10:53:04 am »

New engine is "installed" but needs more hook-up work as well as a lot of other things, like prayers.
I am finally getting over a killer cold from hell.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: What really "grinds your gears"?

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on May 23, 2023, 10:52:25 am »

Mating a transmission and engine in the vehicle is WAY WAY harder than pulling either one.  What gives!
Maybe I should stop trying to mate mechanical parts, and try something softer?  IDK.
But yeah, I finally got new engine in, and it is attached to ... things.  Still a lot to go.
 

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general non-furry discussion / Re: Local weather

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on May 23, 2023, 10:50:44 am »

The Canadian wile fire smoke is terrible.  I'm in Colorado, the southern half!

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general non-furry discussion / Re: Random Thought For The Day

« Last post by Jade Sinapu on May 23, 2023, 10:49:57 am »

Why are they called head phones and not ear speakers?  Is my head calling someone?

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general non-furry discussion / Re: Random Thought For The Day

« Last post by cause the rat on May 22, 2023, 12:35:08 am »

The world is my circus. I'm going to spend more time laughing at it.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: Local weather

« Last post by cause the rat on May 22, 2023, 12:33:41 am »

Sunny and in the mid 70's for the better part of the day. Sat outside and did some studying.

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general non-furry discussion / Re: What really "grinds your gears"?

« Last post by cause the rat on May 22, 2023, 12:32:07 am »

The same persistent fear mongering in the art world. Trying a different approach to use misinformation. Leaving out information to make it say what they want. Not the truth. Yes. There really are right wing artists.